Christmas is essentially a Christian festival - so why does everyone join in?

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The National Rifle Association has avoided pressure for gun laws with slick 'issues management'. They distracted media and politicians from the main game by calling for a ban on bump stock devices which speed up the killing power of an automatic weapon.

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Amanda is annoyed this week with the organic food trend. All very well if you can afford it, she says, but don't look down on those who can't.

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What does the Marrakesh Treaty mean for Australia.

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Ancient Aboriginal oral traditions tell stories featuring stars that fade and brighten over time. These unusual 'variable' stars were only discovered by modern astronomy in the 19th century.

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The all-powerful new Saudi prince is on an anti-corruption mission, and is ruffling a lot of feathers along the way.

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Greece is now considered to be the new hub for medical tourism.

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Volunteers are everywhere around us, quietly giving their passion energy and time without asking for any return.

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Less and less Australians identify with a specific faith yet we are keen to support Christian values. Why the turn-off factor when someone identifies as Christian?

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Society's desperate obsession with happiness is making us anxious.

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Two different views on porn - people who access porn regularly online are being warned that it can destroy the chance of having normal sexual relationships. But others say claims that porn can change brain chemistry are unfounded and part of a campaign by vested interests

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A new scan is able to differentiate between the brains of those who are considering suicide and those who are not.

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Female psychopaths are less likely to end up in gaol or be serial killers but they can create a lot of everyday harm.

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Does the American public feel that news stories about President Trump are drummed up?

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If euthanasia is legalised the best and kindest drugs which could be used are not available to humans in Australia, only to their pets.

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Australians think that rule by unelected experts would be acceptable.

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Is the relationship between the media and politicians too cosy?

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Is Putin's political opponent, Ksenia Sobchak a stooge or a sincere contender for the next Russian elections?

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Amanda's rant this week is about why everyone's watching cooking on television but no one seems to want to be bothered with cooking any more.

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Dire warnings of casual sexism and everyday misogyny are causing anxiety and lack of confidence in young women.

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An Aboriginal exhibition about the epic Seven Sisters Dreaming opened recently at the National Museum of Australia.

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There's a close relationship in the US between the National Rifle Association and country music. With the country still reeling from the Las Vegas massacre will country music stars take the opportunity at their upcoming awards event to speak out against gun laws?

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Is Harvey Weinstein a "Girardian scapegoat" - and does that mean that the era of sexual exploitation of women in Hollywood is over?

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Amanda rants about why we prefer to focus on bad leaders rather than good leaders and their teams.

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Enterprise bargaining agreements were meant to help employers but instead they have lined the pockets of unions and employer groups. In the face of rising costs many businesses are now returning to the award wage system.

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It may be cheaper to replace humans with AI but at a social and economic cost to society. In workplaces and at a government level the challenge is how to keep the unique contribution of humans in the picture.

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Some people seem to have no self consciousness about examining the contents of their tissue. or hanky, after they blow their noses.

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While the Indonesian military does not play an active role in politics any more, Indonesian President Jokowi Widodo cannot ignore their presence.

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Leaders of poorer countries who loot billions from their own people don't need to look for tropical island tax havens. Their money is more likely to end up in countries like Australia and the US where authorities turn a blind eye to hosting the proceeds of foreign corruption.

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A lot has happened in space since the first sputnik was launched in the sixties. Laws and treaties need updating to keep control over the mining, military and colonisation ambitions of this planet.

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Learning is about opening up neural pathways and research shows that nothing does that better than learning a musical instrument. So why the underfunding of music education and the heavy focus on standardised maths and literacy testing?

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